Job summary
- Main area
- Community Services
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Term time hours
- Job ref
- 196-NM11498
- Employer
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- sunshine house
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £42,471 - £50,364 p.a inc HCA
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/05/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 14/05/2024
Employer heading
Senior Staff Nurse-Enuresis Lead
Band 6
Job overview
As part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Evelina London is there for children, young people and women from London to South East England and provides specialist care for families around the UK and across the world.
Every year, the number of children and young people Evelina London cares for, in our hospitals and throughout our local community, continues to grow. We support families from pre-conception, before birth, throughout childhood and into adult life.
This is an exciting opportunity to help shape and build a comprehensive children’s nursing service for the local children/YP and families of Lambeth and Southwark.
Adverts closing: 5th May 2024 at Midnight
Interview date: 14th May 2024
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Enuresis lead nurse wishing to expand their skills and knowledge working with children and young people requiring enuresis support and advice. The successful candidate will have the ability to work autonomously and has a passion for providing high quality care that supports and empowers Children and Young People to manage their own enuresis care where possible within the home.
Working for our organisation
At Evelina, we are reminded every day of how important it is to look after the health and wellbeing of our staff as they balance of responsibilities in and out of work.
We are committed to supporting flexible working; we want to support you to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. The post holder as part of flexible working can work full time or term time only with some flexible hours.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner providing high quality specialist nursing care within the school nurse service. You will support children and families with their enuresis needs
The post holder will be responsible for facilitating effective enuresis support to enable the young person to be dry at night. You will also identify when additional support may be required for example the use of an alarm
The post holder will provide clinical supervision to other staff, students and may undertake research, lead clinical audits in own specialist area. The successful candidate will be responsible for training and education of other nurses and will be expected to be innovative and flexible.
The post holder will work collaboratively across the School Nursing Service ensuring the safety and well-being of services users, and always working in a manner that promotes dignity and human rights through the adoption of person centred care principles.
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
- RN Child Registered Nurse on the NMC register. To hold the appropriate level for the area of speciality.
- Evidence of professional/clinical knowledge in area supplemented by specialist clinical, managerial training and CPD
- BSC/1st degree (health related) or equivalent qualification/training and experience
- Mentorship course
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of teaching/assessing/supervising others in a clinical setting
- Experienced and competent in the management of patients within the speciality
Skills/Knowledge/Ability
Essential criteria
- Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate specialist care delivered to patients/clients and give relevant advice/information to patients and relatives.
- Able to work alone
- Ability to prioritise work effectively
- Time management and organisation skills
- Good communication skills and ability to deal with sensitive information. Dealing with distressed relatives, care of terminally ill & other challenging situations
- Evidence of involvement and and leadership in mentoring students
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Cecilia Olunuga
- Job title
- School Nurse Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07825111630
- Additional information
Denise Phillips
Evelina Community Nurse Matron
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